Man pleads not guilty to child porn charges

LAKE COUNTY — A Gurnee man pleaded not guilty Thursday to child pornography charges for allegedly giving a neighbor's 13-year-old daughter a lava lamp with a video camera hidden inside.

Robert M. Faber, 33, of the 7200 block of Presidential Drive, allegedly videotaped the girl while she was in her bedroom.

Faber also allegedly set up a live feed with a pinhole camera in his family room and used it to tape the girl when she baby-sat for his children, authorities said.

Faber pleaded not guilty in Lake County Circuit Court to possession of child pornography, unauthorized videotaping and eavesdropping. Associate Circuit Judge John Phillips set Faber's trial for Jan. 5. If convicted, Faber could get up to 15 years in prison.